In the oldest manuscripts numbers are in full spelling, i.e.: hexakosioi hexèkonta hex for 666, hexakosioi deka hex for 616 -- not in numeral letters (kh-x-s for 666, kh-i-s for 616). So the "666" effect is retained, at least orally. Keep in mind that public reading and hearing was the main way of communication in ancient times (cf. Revelation 1:3, "Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of the prophecy, and blessed are those who hear...")
Revelation! 666 Is Not The Number Of The Beast
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zen nudist
In the oldest manuscripts numbers are in full spelling, i.e.: hexakosioi hexèkonta hex
this seems NOT to be the case, as the found ones are the letter for numbers, dont they? if it were spelled out this confusion
would have never arisen
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Narkissos
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Apparently in this ms it is in numeral letters. In Codex C it is in full spelling.
http://www.tyndale.cam.ac.uk/Tyndale/staff/Head/NTOxyPap.htm
However the phonetic effect of 666 remains the same when read aloud.
Btw it is probably not a confusion but a different gematria.